Tea is a fascinating natural product that occurs in many different qualities and enormous quantities worldwide. The standard qualities available failed to meet our expectations, so we went out in search of first-class tea growers who share our commitment to the highest possible organic quality and uncompromising flavor.

Many of our tea and herb specialties are unflavored. Others we have chosen to enhance with natural aromas and created wonderful products that guarantee pleasure and all-round enjoyment. Of course, tea and herbs from controlled organic plantations may only be enriched with natural oils and aromas.

As with many other organically grown foodstuffs, the demand for organic tea far outweighs the available supply. We therefore carefully plan our purchasing in good time. Despite this, we are occasionally confronted with surprises because every harvest is ultimately influenced by local climatic conditions.

For some types of tea specialties there are simply no producers who are prepared to commit to the increased effort necessary for organic production together with the frequently complicated and bureaucratic certification process. Here, we continue to search and prefer not to settle for compromise solutions.

We aim to supply first-class organic teas and herbal infusions not only loose in our attractive colorful tins but also to offer the same enjoyment and quality in practical, convenient sachets.

To make this possible, our fine sachets are made of a biodegradable material based on cornstarch (i.e. no nylon) and then hand-filled and finished. The thread needed for the seam is made of natural, unbleached cotton.

Even though that our tea bags are made out of a sustainable material, we strongly suggest that you dispose the used tea bags with the normal household trash. The reason for this is, that “biologically degradable” and “compostable” are not the same: often the necessary temperatures, which are needed for the decomposition of the materials, are not achieved in a standard household compost (for example during the winter months).

As to be expected with a handmade product, the size of individual sachets may differ slightly. But for precisely this reason, each one is a tiny work of art in its own right.

Needless to say, Sirocco production complies with all the standards of fair trade and the highest ethical business principles.

A handcrafted Sirocco tea sachet is ideal for about 250 ml of water. Apart from the amount of water, the desired strength of all teas and infusions is most effectively influenced by the brew time. Our recommended brew time can be found on every air- and light-tight sachet as well as on the small paper tag.

Many tea drinkers are unaware that only teas made with leaves from a tea bush (namely, white, green, oolong or black tea) contain caffeine naturally. Generally speaking, the caffeine content of a cup of tea is roughly the same as that of a cup of coffee made with Arabica beans. Only White Silver Needle has a slightly higher caffeine content.

All herbal infusions, such as mint, fruit and rooibos blends, are caffeine-free and thus suitable for children or late evening, when you can drink as much as you like without worrying whether or not you will get a good night's sleep.